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Earthquake in Turkey, 41 persons lost their life |
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Monday, 08 March 2010 |
 An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 of the scale Richter hit the east Turkey this morning causing the death of 41 persons and the 60 other that were injured. The earth shake at 4:30 (local time) destroying a village in the province Elazig and 40 other shakes were felt after the first quake. In the most damaged area have come the rescue teams and the Turkish Red Cross have set up tents for the families.
Turkey is situated in an area with a high seismic activity. More than 17 thousand persons were killed by the earthquake of 1999 in Istanbul. The seismologists have predicted another big earthquake in the next decades.
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